About Ziggy Stardust Cover

It was on a cold and wet January night in 1972, when David Bowie as his then alter ego Ziggy Stardust has been photographed for the album cover of his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The cover picture was taken outside of 23 Heddon Street, a small, block-long, dead end street, just near Carnaby Street. It was one of several black-and-white photos taken during that night by photographer Brian Ward, whose studio was located on Heddon Street.

In March 2012, a plaque on the wall of 23 Heddon Street has been installed.

Have a look at the original album cover here.